Lithuanian man pleads guilty to terrorist plot to attack Galway mosque

He is further charged with the possession of an explosive substance — four threaded pipe end caps and six litres of hydrogen peroxide

Karolis Peckauskas of Newfoundwell Rd,  Drogheda, Co Louth, arriving at Portlaoise District Court for a previous court hearing in March. File picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

A Lithuanian man has pleaded guilty to engaging in a terrorist plot to attack a Galway mosque.

At the non-jury Special Criminal Court on Monday, Karolis Peckauskas, aged 39, with an address at Newfoundwell Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, entered a guilty plea on a charge of attempting to engage in a terrorist activity or a terrorist-linked activity contrary to section 6(1)(a)(ii) and 7(1) of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005.